Toy bird songster



Feb. 13, 1923.

. SCHWARZKQPF- 10v BIRD SONGSTER.

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OSCAR SCHWARZKOIE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN'OR T0 VICTORY SPARKLER &

@ WARE.

OF ELKTON, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF DELA- TOY BIRD SONGSTER.

Application filed January 12, 1922.

7 0 all who 1. 2.12 5 may concern Be it known that l, OsoAn KOPF, a citizen of the SCHYVARZ- United States, residnew and useful Improve Songsters, of which the fication.

This invention relates to and more particularl canary bird songst movements of the warble or trlll An object of this inven simplify toy canary and the same are large quantities and sale Furthermore low prices. of this invention a sing d certain ments in Toy Bird following is a specimusical toys, y to improvements in ers made to imitate the thereof.

to produce a songster so simplified in construe the musical whistle or warbling ing bird and produce tion is toimprove bird songsters so practical for production in at comparatively it is an object toy bird tion that device is contained in the support which carries the bird,

and which bird has mova parts to imitate the movements birds; and furthermore, manufacture the bird bo that the same can assembled at very l The accompanying it is an ble body of real object to dy in such a way be fitted together and ow cost.

drawings 1 illustrate an embodiment of the invention, and though there is illustrated and ferred form of constructl I claim the right of pro changes as may ob In the accompanying 1 shows a vertic described a preon and operatlon, tectlon as to such viously come within the scope of the invention.

drawings, Figure al longitudinal section through the assembled toy bird.

the appearance of the t, the same removed from its support.

Flgure 3 illustrates a plan vie prinolpal parts of the body of the said parts being spaced relation.

shown i having been w of the bird, the

n disassembled and .eferrin now more in )articular to the drawings lnvention, there is o and rear body for a det piece 6 made ailed description of the shown a front body piece of metal punehings, or spinnings, in such a way that the two parts telesco thereby held in fixed position.

are made in the fro nt and rear end pically engage and are Openings s of these sition. The wings are so constructed as to fold inwardly and fit in close relation with brackets 12 and is held 1n p otal relation within the hollow body by a he tail oscillates between the The front end a substantially at it, and the is then bent upwardly,

portion, as shown extreme front end 11 straight per bill part bill parts 18 and 19 are fitted together, the bill assembly is then end of the bird body and secured in osition by a touch of solder so as to hold the bill 17 stationary and permit the lower part to move up and down under the influence of the oscillating tail part 11.. The bird body unit is supported on a short tube 19, and this completes the makeup of the body unit.

A reservoir is provided to such as water, to produce the warble or trill in the whistle; and this reservoir comprises the two parts 21 and 22 which telescope one into the other to form a water-tight receptacle. A tube 23 is anchored in the top reservoir part 21 so that the lower container 22 may be removed and filled with Water. The bottom end of the tube 23 extends downwardly into the reservoir so as to be emersed in water; and the upper end of the tube 23 contains a plunger comprising a piston 24. fixed upon a rod or wire 25. This plunger 24-25 is adapted to reciprocate in the cylinder tube 23 under the action of air pressure and causes the tail and bill to oscillate up and down. A whistle orifice 26 is cut in the tube, and a plug 27 having a small air opening, is fitted in the tube at the orifice to produce a whistle just above the water reservoir.

hold liquid,

the reservoir 22 is partly The operator holds the gently blows through the tubing which directs a stream of air downwardly and across the orifice 26, and in addition thereto air flows down into the reservoir and escapes through a vent hole 20 made in the top thereof; and likewise the air pressure works against the piston 24' to oscillate the tail and 'bill. The action of the air in passing over the whistling orifice and through the water produces a warbling trill distinctively imitative of a canary songster; and in addition to the musical' notes produced as described, the plunger causesthe bill and tail parts to move up and down, thereby producing in appearance and tone, the action of a real canary bird. The toy is, therefore, pleasingly useful to amuse children and those appreciative of artistic and musical toys.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A toy bird songster comprising a twopiece body pressed together to form a hollow bird structure, wings applied to one of the body pieces and overlapping the other body piece so as to hold the two body pieces together, a movable tail and bill part pivotally mounted in the body, a warble whistler to sound notesin operative conjunction with the tail and bill parts, and means actuated by the whistle to operate the tail and bill 2. A toy bird songster comprising a liquid receptacle, a tube fixed to the receptacle and having one end extending into the receptacle, a toy bird mounted upon the otherend oi the tube, a whistle made in the tube, a movable bird tail and bill part, and a plunger adapted to be reciprocated by the air pressure which sounds the whistle, and said plunger acting to operate the tail and bill part.

3. A toy bird structure embodying body parts pressed and connected together along a seam centrally of the body, bird wings, an aperture and ear construction arranged to secure the wings to the body disposing the wings over the seam, and a tubular support anchored to the structure by which the bird is held in service position.

4t. A musical toy consisting of a songster birdperched on a tubular support, a water reservoir acting as a base to hold the support, a whistle made in the support, a plunger contained in the support to vibrate the bill and tail of the bird, and an air duct connected to the tubular support to transmit air to blow the whistle and work the plunger.

5. A musical toy consisting of a songster bird having a movable body part, a water reservoir, a tube secured to the bird, and another tube secured to the water reservoir and made to telescope into the first named tube to form a support for the bird, a whistle made in the telescoped tubular support, a plunger mounted in the tubular support to operate the movable bird parts, and an air duct 'made on the tubular support thru which is blown air to sound the whistle and vibrate the movable body parts.

in testimony whereof I have allizred my signature at the city oi New York, county and State oi Newlr'ork, this Gthday of January, 1922. v

' OSCAR SGHWARZKOPF. 

